Lengthy drug investigation leads to arrest of 2 women

Police seize suspected marijuana from home.

Police seize suspected marijuana from home.

August 18, 2006|Tribune Staff Report

STEVENSVILLE -- Two women were arrested Wednesday night on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, following an investigation over several weeks. Both women were lodged in the Berrien County Jail pending arraignment on several charges. The other charges include maintaining a drug house and possession of firearm during commission of felony. The arrests began at 10:30 p.m., when officials from the Berrien County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit, assisted by the Berrien County Sheriff's Road Patrol and the Lincoln Township Police Department, served a search warrant for narcotics at 1661 W. Glenlord Road in Lincoln Township. The warrant resulted from a several-week investigation into narcotic sales from the address. When officers arrived at the house, they took a 35-year-old woman into custody. A related 32-year-old woman who returned to the residence while officers were there also was arrested. A search of the residence and garage resulted in the seizure of about two pounds of suspected marijuana, worth $2,000 on the street. Officers also seized electronic scales and packaging material from the house. In addition, officers seized three handguns, four rifles, a shotgun and ammunition from the house. They also seized $2,920 in cash, a cell phone and a refrigerator under civil forfeiture.